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andy_wfc
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 Posted: Fri 28 Oct '16 17:32 Post subject: Apache 2.4 VC11 service hangs on "starting" |
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This is an intermittent issue, but I'm seeing it with increasing frequency. I'm using the 32-bit VC11 builds and have only noticed this issue on Windows 10 but I have seen the same behavior across a half dozen machines.
Sometimes when the Apache2.4 service is starting, it hangs indefinitely. Windows' Services app lists the status as "Starting". I've seen this both on initial boot and when restarting via the Services app. As far as I can tell it hangs literally forever the only way to resolve the situation is rebooting ("net stop" apparently can't do anything with a starting or stopping service).
Most of the time Apache resumes working normally following a reboot. But it never logs anything either to its own error log or to Windows' event system. What's a reasonable way to get logged debug information about *why* the service isn't starting? With an intermittent issue that seems like a necessary first step. |
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James Blond
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| Posted: Sat 12 Nov '16 22:36 Post subject: |
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| Did you try a delayed start of the service on those machines? |
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andy_wfc
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| Posted: Tue 29 Nov '16 16:55 Post subject: |
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| It doesn't make any difference using delayed start. I expected that though since I've seen this same behavior when restarting the Apache2.4 service via Windows' Services app and delayed start has no meaning in that context. |
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andy_wfc
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I ran into this again today on yet another machine. I killed the hung "starting" service using sc and taskkill then tried running "httpd.exe -X" from an elevated command prompt.
This also hung for awhile, then printed exactly one line of output that said "Note the errors or messages above, and press <ESC> key to exit". Needless to say this was not very helpful.
As before, nothing was written to Apache's own logs or Windows' event logs. |
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